Man convicted in fatal shooting of 12-year-old

Dec. 7, 2013

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A Detroit man, accused in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old, was convicted Friday.

Joshua Brown, 21, was convicted by a jury on charges of second-degree murder, assault with intent to murder and felony firearm in the 2012 killing of Kadejah Davis, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office.

Brown is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 6.

Kadejah was killed in January 2012 in her home on the city’s west side.

The incident stemmed from an alleged cell phone dispute. Kadejah’s mother has said the shooting happened after she argued with Brown about a missing cell phone that belonged to his mother, Heather Brown.

Joshua Brown’s first trial in 2012 ended in a mistrial. His mother, who was charged with being an accessory after the fact, pleaded no contest last year.

The Free Press previously reported that Joshua Brown, on probation at the time of the shooting, was supposed to be wearing an electronic tether, but it was never activated. The Michigan Department of Corrections agent supervising him and the agent’s supervisor were fired.